Chapter 69: Trade-offs
This battle is related to the final victory of the Battle of Weiyu, if the Yu army cannot be driven out of the territory from this time, it is necessary to usher in a more fierce counterattack offensive of the Yu army; It is also related to the safety of the third brother in the imperial mausoleum, if he cannot achieve a satisfactory result for the emperor and remove the suspicion of the third brother, it is necessary to watch the third brother be imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum for life or die with hatred on the charge of wrongdoing.
Her own life, as well as her future, Yun Yanzheng didn't have to worry about it after all.
Gu Yanzheng's future and fate are also a foregone conclusion in Yun Yanzheng's heart, and his final destination will not be in the Wei Kingdom after all.
Yun Yanzheng's firm phoenix eyes instantly turned into a mysterious dazedness, and Gu Xi's departure from the country can be said to be caused by her. But I suddenly remembered that after this battle, I had to say goodbye to this young man, and there may be no day to reunite from now on; Or maybe he is already a real rival of life and death, and unexpectedly there is a burst of regret and ...... in his heart Reluctant.
She and him seem to be enemies, teachers and friends, and it is difficult to distinguish between them.
The wind outside the city blew, bringing with it a fresh smell of grass and trees, and the cold smell of Lan Lu, which slowly blew the ribbons of Yun Yan's hair and the hunting robes. She looked up at the cold moon that was looming in the air through the mist and mist, and she only felt cold in her heart.
At this moment, the fifteenth full moon is not far away.
The first quarter moon is falling step by step, and the darkness before dawn is getting closer and closer.
Time passed in silence, and the east outside the city had broken white.
Soon after, Wei Chiying had received the good news from the lockdown, and he came to worship Yun Yanzheng with joy.
Yun Yanzheng took it, and after reading the battle report, the corners of his lips couldn't help but smile with relief.
Wei Chiying looked at her more and more pale face with some concern, he felt that her complexion was not good these days, especially against the background of the whole dark night tonight, her pale skin and pale robe seemed to be unprecedentedly thin and weak, showing her haggard and tired more and more.
"Yun Shuai, the sky is about to dawn, and most of the Chinese army of the Yu army is not in Huicheng, why don't you let the end come to defend the city, and you will go to the city to rest for a while?" Wei Chiying looked at the sky and respectfully persuaded her.
Yun Yanzheng wanted to hold on here a little longer, but the pain in her left shoulder became more and more numb, and she controlled the calm expression on her face with forced willpower all night, and now it was almost at the limit, and her back was already drenched in cold sweat. She couldn't help but sigh lightly in her heart, nodded slowly, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, there is General Lao Weichi!" ”
Wei Chi should be respectful and dare not accept the courtesy.
Now that the battle has been fruitful, and the Yu army is no longer able to fight back against Huicheng, Yun Yanzheng finally fell into a barrier in his heart. Instructed Wei Chiying to take care of the city, and after she inspected the city again, she went down to the city tower and returned to the hotel.
She could no longer pretend to be calm in front of all the people, she had to find a place where no one was there to quietly endure the pain and anxiety in her body, and what was even more terrible was that she was afraid that she would suddenly collapse like the last time, weak and unable to see. In such a weak and helpless situation, she can't allow herself to be exposed to the eyes of others, and now that the Yu army has not completely retreated, she must not let the soldiers know that their commander is poisoned and can't help themselves, let the enemy spies know that they still have a chance.
Yun Yanzheng pressed the saddle and boarded the white horse, and ran quickly through the long street where no one was around. At this moment, the sky is still not bright, and the summer morning is misty, like a white light veil around. The castle towers behind the fast horses became more and more distant, gradually turning gray and blurry in the fog, and the streetscapes on both sides kept receding.
The white horse seemed to consciously stop in front of the door of the hotel, Yun Yanzheng handed it to the doorman, and then set off to walk towards the cabinet. The dim light inside slowly enveloped her, her expression was slowly lacking calm, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and the expression in her eyes was also a little empty. Through the six screens of the side room, Yun Yanzheng slowly sat down on a Taishi chair, leaned back and leaned back on the chair, and quietly closed his eyes. Even though there seemed to be thousands of insects and ants on her body, she couldn't make a sound.
Yun Yanzheng clenched his hands tightly, his nails sinking deep into his palms. She wanted to relieve the pain from her shoulder blades with such pain, but it was only a drop in the bucket and could not be compensated. At the same time, there was something in the veins on her left arm that was bouncing suddenly, as if trying to break out of the cocoon, and she suddenly opened her eyes, lifted the sleeve of her left hand, and looked at it by the orange light. I only felt that the blood Gu that Gu Xi had moved to her left arm a few days ago was particularly active tonight, and she could even feel that the protruding part of it was beating and swelling one by one, and it seemed to have a momentum of eagerness.
She gently stroked the two red ropes tied to her snow-white arms, rubbing her fingertips back and forth, thinking to herself, if she untied the red rope that trapped the blood Gu, it would go up the blood stream to chase after the puppet Gu, and at that time, would she really be able to regain her life? Or will the two Gu kill each other in their bodies, and she will bleed and die unexpectedly? One of the most terrifying situations is that the two Gu exist in her body at the same time, checking and balancing each other, slowly eating away at her body and will step by step, which is probably worse than death, but she is unwilling to judge herself before she still has her own will.
Even though Yun Yanzheng was strong-minded, he couldn't help but feel a slight chill in his heart when he thought of this, and he shivered all over his body.
A light murderous aura suddenly made her heart contract and tighten.
If she would never have noticed the killing intent hidden in this chamber at such a juncture on weekdays, it was only because she had too many things in her heart at the moment, and the pain in her body distracted her will, so she would have exposed her weakness in such neglect.
The other party must have been lurking for a long time, and he must have taken in her expressions and the blood Gu on her arms, otherwise she would not have handed over such a decisive and ruthless sword at the moment when her mental will was the most relaxed. The opponent's martial arts are definitely among the first-class masters, and the body, speed, and sword moves are perfectly coordinated, and one move is not a problem.
A little silver light was close in front of her, Yun Yanzheng could even feel the sharpness of the sword blade about to cut her throat, and the sword qi surged, cutting off the long hair next to her neck one after another, falling one after another, and then being stimulated by the breath and flying out and floating in the void beside her, after several ups and downs, it never landed.
The silver needle in Yun Yan's finger ring shot into the other party's eyes, and at such a life-and-death moment, she suddenly calmed down. How many life-and-death battles on the battlefield have already forged her strong mind and agile counterattack speed, but the other party seems to have been on guard against the hidden weapon in her ring, and at the moment when the silver needle was shot, the black-clothed man on the opposite side tilted his head slightly, allowing the two silver needles to fly in front of him, and the tip of the sword in his hand sent another one forward, reaching Yun Yanzheng's throat.
She sat on the Taishi chair and couldn't move at all, so she had to raise her hand to block it, and with a "poof" sound, she accurately aimed the ring she was wearing between her fingers at the tip of the sword to block the sharp sword momentum at that moment. This is not a very human response, speed, accuracy, vision, internal force, calmness, courage are indispensable, if there is no speed can not catch up with the sword momentum; If there is no accurate head, the tip of the sword cannot be stopped; If you don't see the other person's shortcomings; If there is no internal force, it will not be able to resist the murderous spirit; If you are not calm, you will not be able to judge the decision; If you don't have the courage to take the risk, just wait for the other party's surprised pause for a moment, although it is only a blink of an eye, the tea in Yun Yanzheng's left hand has already spilled out, and the cold clear soup and celadon cup that have already been placed on the table next to the Taishi chair have become her secret weapons, carrying an inner straight to the assassin's façade.
Yun Yanzheng took the opportunity of the other party's slight dodge, and he turned over and rose into the air. Leaving the Taishi chair, the other party did not allow her to find a chance to breathe, and with a mistake in her wrist, the sword made a new move, and chased away in the air. Yun Yan Zheng had nowhere to borrow strength in mid-air, a breath had stopped, the new machine had not risen, and the long sword in front of her was about to pierce her heart again, and the two sounds of "Dangdang" were stirred, and she had already pulled out the dagger hidden in her sleeve in mid-air.
The two sharp blades collided with each other, but they didn't give in to each other, and they both cut out gaps, but Yun Yanzheng's dagger was shorter after all, and it was more suitable for hand-to-hand combat. If the opponent's sword can't cut off the opponent's sharp weapon, it can only defend and is not conducive to attacking. The assassin's eyes hidden behind the black scarf were full of anger, he didn't get a single move, and another move came, and he was bound to obtain the head of Yun Yanzheng and pay tribute to the soul of the Yu army.
With her extraordinary perseverance and martial arts, she continued to receive his attacks in one go, and finally used her dagger to block and swing the assassin and his sword away with all her might, and the assassin fell to the ground like a huge black shadow not far away, swinging his sword in front of her counterattack.
However, Yun Yanzheng felt that the aura around her body was surging and messy at this moment, the pain in her left shoulder was becoming more and more uncontrollable, something was about to break out of the cocoon, and Fang Cai's movements seemed to have exhausted all her strength. Gu Xi once said that the bloody qi and the agitation and flow of blood qi would accelerate the awakening of the puppet Gu, she was secretly surprised in her heart, and her face became even paler, reflecting her eyes becoming more and more determined and weird. The blood Gu in her left arm desperately drilled up, and the whole arm seemed to lose its strength, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead drop by drop, slowly sliding down her delicate and elegant cheeks, and the hair on both sides of her forehead had been soaked so that it was completely tied to her face and neck.
For a moment, both of them stood silently in the room and looked at each other, silently observing each other's weaknesses. Yun Yan estimated that this assassin dared to fight her here, and the inn must have been controlled by him, and even if she spoke out, she would not be able to summon someone to rescue. At this moment, she can only rely on her own strength to solve this crisis of life, but this crisis happened when she was almost the most vulnerable, the dagger in her hand was raised inch by inch, and the sharp tip of the sharp blade neatly picked up the red rope on her left arm, she would rather fight with her back than be slaughtered.